Cropland — Area per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Zambia is 0.18 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.79 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 101st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7156 ha/cap | 0.65 ha/cap | 0.79 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.65 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.389 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.327 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.257 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.233 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.192 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Zambia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Zambia was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.